Red Onion State Prison (ROSP) is a supermax state prison located in Wise County Virginia near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) it houses about 800 inmates. The prison opened in August 1998 and was the primary model for Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap.
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